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c._n 19_o 1536._o injunction_n by_o the_o king_n bishop_n burnet_n hist._n ref._n pag._n 225._o order_n for_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o bible_n ibid._n pag._n 195_o 249_o 302._o 1538._o new_a injunction_n ibid._n 249._o explication_n of_o the_o chief_a point_n of_o religion_n publish_v at_o the_o close_a of_o the_o convocation_n but_o not_o by_o it_o ibid._n p._n 245._o 1539._o a_o committee_n of_o bishop_n appoint_v by_o the_o lord_n at_o the_o king_n command_n to_o draw_v up_o article_n of_o religion_n ibid._n p._n 256._o the_o vi_fw-la article_n on_o which_o the_o act_n pass_v bring_v in_o by_o the_o duke_n of_o norfolk_n and_o whole_o carry_v on_o by_o the_o parliament_n ibid._n p._n 256_o etc._n etc._n 1540_o a_o committee_n of_o divine_n employ_v to_o draw_v up_o the_o necessary_a erudition_n of_o a_o christian_a man._n ibid._n p._n 286._o another_o commission_n appoint_v to_o examine_v the_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n of_o the_o church_n ibid._n p._n 294._o 1542._o the_o examine_v of_o the_o english_a translation_n of_o the_o bible_n be_v begin_v by_o the_o convocation_n be_v take_v by_o the_o king_n out_o of_o their_o hand_n and_o commit_v to_o the_o two_o university_n ibid._n p._n 315._o 1544._o the_o king_n order_v the_o prayer_n for_o procession_n and_o litany_n to_o be_v put_v into_o english_a and_o send_v they_o to_o the_o archbishop_n with_o a_o order_n for_o the_o public_a use_n of_o them_o ibid._n p._n 331._o king_n edward_n vi._n 1547._o the_o king_n order_v a_o visitation_n over_o his_o whole_a kingdom_n and_o thereupon_o suspend_v all_o episcopal_a jurisdiction_n while_o it_o last_v bishop_n burnet_n hist._n ref._n vol._n ii_o p._n 26._o the_o homily_n compose_v ibid._n p._n 27._o article_n and_o injunction_n set_v forth_o p._n 28._o 1548._o new_a injunction_n ibid._n append._n p._n 126._o a_o order_n of_o council_n for_o remove_v image_n ibid._n p._n 129._o direction_n by_o the_o council_n to_o the_o king_n preacher_n ibid._n p._n 130._o a_o committee_n of_o select_a bishop_n and_o divine_n appoint_v to_o examine_v and_o reform_v the_o office_n of_o the_o church_n ibid._n hist._n p._n 61_o 71._o a_o new_a office_n of_o communion_n set_v forth_o by_o they_o ibid._n p._n 64._o this_o make_a way_n for_o the_o act_n of_o 1548._o p._n 93._o and_o 1551._o ibid._n p._n 189._o 1549._o a_o order_n of_o council_n forbid_v private_a mass_n ibid._n p._n 102_o 103._o the_o form_n of_o ordination_n appoint_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n order_v to_o be_v draw_v up_o by_o a_o special_a committee_n of_o six_o bishop_n and_o six_o divine_n to_o be_v name_v by_o the_o king_n ibid._n p._n 141_o 143._o 1552._o the_o observation_n of_o holyday_n order_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n ibid._n p._n 191._o 1553._o a_o new_a catechism_n by_o the_o king_n order_n require_v to_o be_v teach_v by_o schoolmaster_n ibid._n p._n 219._o queen_n elizabeth_z 1559._o the_o queen_n injunction_n q._n v_o ibid._n p._n â—98_n king_n james_n i._n 1603._o the_o conference_n at_o hampton-court_n fuller_n ch._n hist._n p._n 21._o 1607._o a_o order_n for_o a_o new_a translation_n of_o the_o bible_n the_o king_n direct_v the_o whole_a process_n of_o it_o ibid._n p._n 44._o etc._n etc._n 1618._o a_o proclamation_n by_o the_o king_n concern_v sport_n and_o recreation_n to_o be_v allow_v of_o on_o the_o lordsday_n ibid._n p._n 74._o king_n charles_n i._n direction_n concern_v preach_v with_o respect_n to_o the_o arminian_n point_v i_o have_v set_v down_o these_o remark_n in_o this_o and_o the_o forego_n number_n for_o the_o most_o part_n as_o they_o lie_v in_o my_o collection_n and_o i_o hope_v they_o be_v exact_a though_o at_o present_a i_o have_v not_o either_o time_n or_o opportunity_n to_o make_v so_o careful_a a_o examination_n as_o i_o ought_v to_o do_v of_o several_a of_o them_o finis_fw-la book_n print_v for_o richard_n sare_n at_o grays-inn-gate_n in_o holborn_n the_o genuine_a epistle_n of_o st._n barnabas_n st._n ignatius_n st._n 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